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019			_a(OCoLC)1002251865
019			_a(OCoLC)1004883611
019			_a(OCoLC)1011469904
019			_a(OCoLC)1013942781
019			_a(OCoLC)999374149
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024	7		_a10.3138/9781442674561 _2doi
035			_a(DE-B1597)9781442674561
035			_a(DE-B1597)464446
035			_a(OCoLC)946712677
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
050		4	_aB785.E62
072		7	_aHIS037020 _2bisacsh
082	0	4	_a305.4 _221
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
245	0	0	_aErasmus on Women / _ced. by Erika Rummel.
264		1	_aToronto : _bUniversity of Toronto Press, _c[1996]
264		4	_c©1996
300			_a1 online resource (251 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aIn his writings Erasmus was more interested in arguing than in settling a case. However the equivocation we find in his writings is more than a literary game or a technical expedient. It is the corollary of his scepticism. One can hardly expect unequivocal statements on complex issues such as the role of women in society from a man who holds that `human affairs take so many shapes that definite answers cannot be provided for them all.' But as Erika Rummel demonstrates, the difficulties of interpreting Erasmus' texts do not invalidate their use as sources of social history; they only prevent us from ascribing the views expressed specifically to Erasmus. What emerges from the text is a composite picture of women's role in society, reflecting a spectrum of views held in Erasmus' time rather than a coherent set of views advocated by him personally.Erasmus on Women offers selections from Erasmus' manuals on marriage and widowhood, his rhetorical treatises, and the Colloquies. The texts deal with the courtship, marriage, child-rearing, and widowhood. Selections treating particular topics, such as prostitution, scholarship, and activism, are placed within the context in which they are discussed by Erasmus.Erasmus' dialogues present a lively cast of virgins and mothers, housewives and harlots, shrews and activists. The fifteen texts and excerpts offered here represent a mixture of traditional and progressive thought. Along the traditional lines, he commends women for their role as caregivers and for their service to God and society. In contrast, he holds progressive views (by the standards of his time) on the education of women and breaks with tradition by challenging the idea that celibacy is superior to the married state.Erasmus' views were radical for his time and frequently involved him in controversy. Lavishly praised by some, his writings were bitterly denounced by others. Yet the wide dissemination of his writings makes him an important commentator and influence on the social thought of the sixteenth century.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650		0	_aWoman (Philosophy).
650		7	_aHISTORY / Renaissance. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aRummel, Erika _ecuratore
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442674561
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781442674561/original
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